The Business of Screenwriting: Do you know your stuff? Write that killer spec and you’re set? Think again.
Carol, I have heard of “Into the Wood” by Yorke. Here’s my thing: There is no one ‘right’ or ‘correct’ way to teach or learn screenplay or story structure. Every writer is different. Every…
Daily Dialogue — November 17, 2016 Chihiro: Listen, Haku. I don’t remember it, but my mom told me… Once, when I was little, I fell into a river. She said they’d drained it…
Spec Script Deal: “Holland, Michigan” Amazon Studios acquires 2013 Black List script “Holland, Michigan” written by Andrew Sodroski. From Deadline:
Spec Script Deal: “Free Guy” 20th Century Fox acquires action comedy spec script “Free Guy” written by Matt Lieberman. From Deadline:
Screenwriting 101: Gary Whitta “Allow yourself to experiment, to bend and break the rules you’ve learned. The more that you try to adhere to some kind of screenwriting…
Reader Question: How many scenes does a movie have on average? An update on a reader question from August 19, 2009
On Writing “So much about a character is invisible, in fiction as in real life; but what lies beneath the surface will affect every aspect of your…
Daily Dialogue — November 14, 2016 UMBRIDGE: Pardon me, professor, but what exactly are you insinuating?
Interview: Barry Jenkins, “Moonlight” A WGA interview with Barry Jenkins, writer-director of the indie drama Moonlight. IMDb plot summary: “A timeless story of human connection…
Daily Dialogue — November 13, 2016 Lyndon B. Johnson: [Putting medal on Forrest] America owes you a debt of gratitude, son. Now I understand you were wounded. Where were you…
Daily Dialogue theme next week: Bechdel Test The Daily Dialogue theme next week; Bechdel Test suggested by Will King.
Saturday Hot Links Time for the 263rd installment of Saturday Hot Links, your week’s essential reading about movies, TV, streaming, Hollywood, and other…
Interview (Written): Jeff Nichols (“Loving”) A Creative Screenwriting magazine interview with Jeff Nichols (Mud, Take Shelter).
